Brazil steelmaker Usiminas' plant suffers explosion. A plant run by Brazilian
steelmaker Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA,
suffered an explosion on Friday, according to the company's
press office and firefighters in the Ipatinga municipality in
the state of Minas Gerais. >>

Brazil's presidential debate held - without Da Silva. Brazil's presidential candidates held their first debate Thursday ahead of October's election, but jailed former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was not allowed to participate despite leading in the polls. >>

Brazil's Usiminas says no deaths or critical injuries in blast. Thirty people were taken to
the hospital to be treated after an explosion at a plant owned
by Brazilian steelmaker Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA
, the company said. There were no deaths nor critical
injuries. >>

Brazil's Usiminas says no deaths or critical injuries.... SAO PAULO, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Thirty people were taken to the hospital to be treated after an explosion at a plant owned by Brazilian steelmaker Usinas... >>

Brazilians evacuated after explosion at steel factory. RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Residents and school children are being evacuated from buildings in a central Brazilian city after a large explosion at a steel... >>

Corinthians rejects striker after reaction to assault case. SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazilian team Corinthians has decided against signing a 19-year-old striker accused of assaulting a former girlfriend after supporters... >>

Heineken considers closing Brazilian factories due to court dispute. Heineken NV , the world's second-largest beer maker, is considering closing two factories in northeastern Brazil as "an extreme measure" after a court ordered the company to sell beer and soft drinks in the region at a money-losing price, the company said on Friday in a statement. >>

In Search of the Jaguar. In 2010, Bob Simon went on an adventure deep into the Brazilian jungle in search of the elusive cats. >>

RPT-TIM Brazil COO to step down amid management reshuffle -sources. Brazilian telecoms provider TIM
Participacoes SA's chief operating officer will step
down in the coming months as part of a wider management
shake-up, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters
on Thursday. >>

Several people hurt in blast at Brazil steelmaker Usiminas' plant. Several people were injured on Friday in an explosion at a plant in the Ipatinga municipality in the state of Minas Gerais that is owned by Brazilian steelmaker Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA, according to the company and firefighters. >>

Several people hurt in blast at Brazil steelmaker.... SAO PAULO, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Several people were injured on Friday in an explosion at a plant in the Ipatinga municipality in the state of Minas Gerais... >>

Top doctor warns it's EASY to falsify qualifications and perform Brazilian bum-lift surgery. Former BAAPS President, Rajiv Grover, urges prospective patients to be far more scrupulous on their choice of specialist. >>